Saturday, 7 March 2020

Dead sea, Ein Bokek in Israel

We rented a car, and drove from Tel Aviv to the dead sea, driving in Israel is very easy, and there are many places on the way to stop an enjoy the view, specially if you drive south from Tel aviv, the tour down is amazing.
https://www.leonardo-hotels.com/leonardo-club-hotel-dead-sea



We stayed that the Leonardo club All inclusive, it has it own beach, amazing view, free parking, and good food at the buffet, but it needs some maintainance and the staff can be a bit rude, so next time we will look for other options


Below is the beach that belongs to the hotel





Below is the hotel at night, it is perfect climate for an evening walk

Driving back from the dead sea we took the northern route, and had a stop at the lovest bar in the world, at Kali beach, be aware that you need to pay for entering, but then you also have acces to the beach at the dead sea, showers and many more facilities

Jerusalem 2020


In Jerusalem you should try a restaurant that is close to the market, it is called Arepas and they serve food from Venezuela, my favorite is Chachapa
https://www.facebook.com/arepastlv/?fref=ts



After eating I will suggest to visit the local market, it is so colorfull and full of life, the market is called Machane Yehuda Market, and you can find fruits, small cafe's, candy's, plenty of clothes, food and much more, I will suggest that you just take a walk and enjoy all the colorfull things and people.
Parking can be a challenge, so be patient or park a bit away and walk or take a taxi.












Below is one of the many small streets at the market, this picture is taken when they opened up, so there is not a lot of people, so come early



Below you see some of the fruit displays, spices.
And you need to go and try some Halva